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      Opening an Editor for a Selected Element
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      Opening an Editor for a Selected Element
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    <p>
      You can select the name of a type, method, or field in the Java source
      editor or in the scrapbook and open an editor on the definition of the
      element.
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      <li>In the Java editor, select the name of a type, method, or field. You
      can also just click into the name once.
      </li>

      <li>Do one of the following:
        <ul>
          <li>From the menu bar, select <strong>Navigate</strong> &gt; <strong>
            Open Declaration</strong>
          </li>
          <li>From the editor's pop-up menu, select <strong>Open
          Declaration</strong>

          </li>
          <li>Press <strong>F3</strong>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </li>
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      or
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    <ol>
      <li>Hold down the <strong>Ctrl</strong> key.
      </li>
      <li>In the Java editor, move the mouse over the name of a type, method,
      or field until the name becomes underlined.
      </li>
      <li>Click the hyperlink once.
      </li>
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      If there are multiple definitions of the same name, a dialog is shown,
      and you can select one definition that you want to open. An editor opens
      containing the selected element.
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    <h3 class="related">Related Concepts</h3>
      <a href="../concepts/concept-java-editor.htm">Java editor</a>

    <h3 class="related">Related References</h3>
      <a href="../reference/ref-menu-navigate.htm">Navigate menu</a><br />
      <a href="../reference/views/ref-viewsandeditors.htm">Views and
      editors</a>
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